Hall Of Fame lives in the same land that so many albums today call home: a safe studio bet sure to spawn a handful of singles, with enough tracks and guest verses to trick Average Joe Rap Fan into thinking that something serious might be in the works.

It speaks towards Kendrick's murking of the rap industry that nobody even bothered talking about Hip-Hop hermit Jay Electronica's bars on "Control." Any other song, and Elec's name would be a pretty major draw, attracting fans and skeptics alike to see what the notorious recluse was bringing to the mic.